San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-07
EDITORIAL BREvITIES

VIOLET CAMERONS HUSBAND by brewer,
Londsdale, Is writing his impressions
OF America. win he give the Impression
Of Uncle Sans boot toe with which the
old gentleman assisted my lord across
the water?
" there had only been $500, 600 In II,
every time that Fort Worth has ex-
claimed there's millions In IL for the
Fort" over some said TO be accom-
plished enterprise-the Fort would long
since have found gold as plenty in her
streets as were stones In old Jerusalem.
The English who have sneered at our
"duck pond" yachts read the log OF the
COronet note the terrific seas she plowed
through, and exclaim: My HES! Hits
nO'en che his She's hslbatros!
The New York leader is after the pub
lie health officers Of that city for expend-
ing S3l2,600 for sanitary work and
squandering the most Of 1t on figure
head officials. There be other cities not
so large as New York that complain
similarly.
ST. LOUIS Is the forlorn hope OF the
democracy. They lether themselves to
the "big bridge city, with hooks OF
steel. When ST. Louis goes republican
democrats will abandon hope.
The Texas tooth tlcklers meet IN an
nual convention at waco next month:
Mrs. DR.. Lighthsll. "the diamond
queen" has not received an invite.
In North Carolina farmers are behind
with their work on account OF excessive
rain; in Texas rain is behind and the
farmers cannot work. An Interstate
rain commission seems desirable.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND, SO says a stall
wart democracy. will pass into. history
as the boss vetOist." Ii was not neces-
sary to add the "vetOist." Leave that
word of the sentence and the repu6li-
cans will accept its truth. Cleveland
WAS and is mere political boss, with
mug"uhp prociiVities.
The kilograms from Washington show
that the mares nest OF cOlOred cOmpeti-
ton, filled with bugabOo eggs, vanishes
into very harmless affair. civil rights
and military obligations confer no 80
cial positions.
MINNEAPoLIs elects her first woman
member of her CITY school board, under
her recent law making women eligible
to such positions. When this law be-
comes general and women vote Tor
school officers and are eligible to Office
as school managers, our public schools
will be the gamers.
THE Texans who have gone to Cali
fornia do not seem to be enamored of the
Pacific slope, Judging from the letters
that come across the divide. Texas, like
the young man In the scripture, lacks
but one thing. Lacking that, however,
she lacks all things.
THE Waterloo of the democrats and
the discontinue Of the sociaiits in Chi
cago come together. This is fitting.
The election, In which republican
mayor was elected mny0r by 2S,29l,
means th5 redemption or Chicago from
Harrison rule and the hanging OF the
haymarket bOmb-busters.
ADAM BADEAU in the New York World
Is re-opening the account of Mrs. Lin
coins ecoentricitles and examining into
her mental condition. Far better let
her memory rest In the grave In which
her uneasiness found merciful rest. The
acredness OF the sepulchre need not be
invaded to furnish materials for the sem
sational reviewer.
The Italian bishops are instructed TO
instruct the people, leading their minds
cautiously towards accepting the neces.
sity of reconciliation between the
Vatican and the Quirinal. All in vain.
The temporal power has gone never to
return. Rome is stronger in her pure
spiritual supremacy than Handicapped
with temporal powers. The day OF
church and state is past.
The Arkansas Pass road demonstrates
its claim to be considered San Antonio
institution by giving Saengerfest rates
twenty-five per cent. below all other
roads.
Now tbot tho bsttlo 10 ovo- and ,ho
dead wounded and missing in tha orea1
". al, - -, aa..'iS "
Antonio congratulates herself on having
a registration law. for the prevention Of
fraudulent voting, This NAV change
the completion of things next municipsl
election.
WE oo awav from bome ora Ioorn oil
about our own dor UorJs paanan q" -
saiG Of III. KnrsoS oonitoI 20 Saya ,f,
Wosb q, ,ton aS go O os n 49, ~ n ~, H
cause GSovar frnza bin, ont oS ~ Lii
bnmso whon no n"IIad Cd" ~ o'. .a ", an~ 49,
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